To appease someone in order to make them more receptive to an idea or proposal.
run past
To bring an idea or proposal to the attention of (someone) in order to…
in hot pursuit
Pursuing someone in order to apprehend them, especially across a borde…
hold someone's feet to the fire
To maintain personal, social, political, or legal pressure on someone …
take the law into one's own hands
To punish someone according to one's own idea of justice, without cons…
ride shotgun
To accompany the driver of a vehicle on a journey as an armed escort (…
aye aye, sir
The correct and seamanlike reply, onboard a Royal Navy and US Navy shi…